Onondaga County > Skaneateles
The Allyn Family Foundation of Skaneateles began in 1954 with two donations totalling just $10,000. When William G. Allyn died in 2006, he bequeathed much of his estate, and when his business was sold, family members contributed more. By 2018, assets topped $82 million. The foundation supports many nonprofits in Central New York.
School districts: Skaneateles Central School District
Libraries: Skaneateles Library Association
Emergency services: Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer Emergency Service, Skaneateles Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: New Hope Rural Cemetery, Owasco Rural Cemetery, Thorn Hill Cemetery
Recent grants:

Barrow Gallery
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2024)
Bea Gonzalez Summer Youth Fellows Program
Syracuse Urban Partnership - Skaneateles, NY - $1,143,636 (2023)
Central New York Land Trust
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Central New York Land Trust
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
Central New York Land Trust
Kuehlthau Family Foundation - Huntsville, AL - $5,000 (2023)
Central New York Land Trust
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2024)
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
Bruce A. and Linda H. Kenan Foundation - Boca Grande, FL - $5,000 (2023)
Laker Transportation Project
Dwight W Winkelman Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Laker Transportation Project
Leslie Warrington Bailey Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $3,500 (2024)
Laker Transportation Project
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2024)
Laker Transportation Project
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer Emergency Service
Leslie Warrington Bailey Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $3,500 (2024)
Skaneateles Central School
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Early Childhood Center
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Early Childhood Center
Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Ecumenical Food Pantry
Bryce Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Education Foundation
Feehan Family Foundation - Palm Beach, FL - $1,100 (2023)
Skaneateles Festival
Andromeda Foundation - Waltham, MA - $10,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Festival
Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Festival
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2024)
Skaneateles Festival
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Festival
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Skaneateles Festival
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Festival
Stanley W. Metcalf Foundation - Auburn, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Festival
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $15,000 (2024)
Skaneateles Festival
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $15,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Food Pantry
Feehan Family Foundation - Palm Beach, FL - $1,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Lake Association
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Lake Association
Bank of America Charitable Foundation - Charlotte, NC - $5,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Lake Association
Bruce A. and Linda H. Kenan Foundation - Boca Grande, FL - $2,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Lake Association
Bryce Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Library
Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Library
Dwight W Winkelman Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $8,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Library
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Skaneateles Library
Shamrock Five Foundation - New York, NY - $10,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Recreational Charitable Trust
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $27,777 (2023)
Skaneateles Village Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $134,130 (2024)
Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department
Leslie Warrington Bailey Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $2,000 (2024)
St. James Episcopal Church
Leslie Warrington Bailey Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $7,000 (2024)
St. Mary's of the Lake
Flora Bernice Smith Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $15,000 (2023)
St. Mary's of the Lake
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $7,500 (2024)
St. Mary's of the Lake
Wikstrom Foundation Tr Ua - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2023)
Syracuse Urban Partnership
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $266,763 (2023)
Syracuse Urban Partnership
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Syracuse Urban Partnership
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Syracuse Urban Partnership
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $10,389 (2023)
Syracuse Urban Partnership
Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation - Syracuse, NY - $4,290 (2023)
West Lake Art Conservation Center
Fred L. Emerson Foundation - Auburn, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Skaneateles (by assets) include:
Allyn Foundation
Syracuse Urban Partnership
Skaneateles Country Club
Skaneateles Recreational Charitable Tr
Central New York Land Trust
Skaneateles Library Association
Froelich Family Foundation
Skaneateles Festival
Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department
Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer Emergency Service
John D Barrow Collection Or Art Gallery
Skaneateles Early Childhood Center
Fletcher Foundation
Bryce Family Foundation
Free & Accepted Masons of New York
American Legion
Dwight W Winkelman Foundation
Borodino Fire Department
Skaneateles Education Foundation
Skaneateles Ski Club
Skaneateles Sailing Club
Ice Skating Institute of America Education Foundation
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
West Lake Art Conservation Center
Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Skaneateles Historical Society